Purpose

This paper aims to analyze the degree of contribution of the entrepreneurial orientation (EO) of organizations in the use of agile methods (AM) in project management.

Design/methodology/approach

A quantitative approach with the application of a survey with project professionals resulted in 206 valid answers. The data were analyzed using structural equation modeling and the method of partial least squares (PLS).

Findings

The results present empirical evidence of the significant contribution of EO in the use of AM in project management, confirming the main hypothesis of this study. This effect was not influenced by the control variables tested.

Research limitations/implications

This study contributes to the development of research on AM and minimizes the literature gap on the connection between entrepreneurship and AM. The results are limited to the sample. Studies with broader samples and different segments are suggested, as well as the contribution of each dimension of the EO to AM.

Practical implications

Innovativeness, risk-taking, proactiveness, autonomy and competitive aggressiveness (EO dimensions) can contribute to the use of AM and guide actions to develop these behaviors, pursuing better adherence to agile values and the use of AM in project management.

Originality/value

The originality of this study regarding the connection between EO and AM lies on the presentation of a theoretical model of this relationship and reduces the gap in this research field. Given the degree of EO contribution in AM (19.7%), there are other factors that affect the use of AM in project management that should be investigated.

中文翻译：

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在项目管理中使用敏捷方法的创业导向的贡献

目的

本文旨在分析组织的企业家导向（EO）在项目管理中使用敏捷方法（AM）的贡献程度。

设计/方法/方法

通过与项目专业人员一起进行的调查，采用定量方法得出了206个有效答案。使用结构方程模型和偏最小二乘法（PLS）来分析数据。

发现

结果提供了经验证据，证明了EO在项目管理中使用AM的重大贡献，证实了本研究的主要假设。该效果不受所测试的控制变量的影响。

研究局限/意义

这项研究为AM的研究发展做出了贡献，并最大程度地缩小了企业家精神与AM之间联系的文献差距。结果仅限于样品。建议使用更广泛的样本和不同的细分领域进行研究，以及EO各个维度对AM的贡献。

实际影响

创新，冒险，主动性，自主性和竞争积极性（EO维度）可以有助于使用AM，并指导开发这些行为的行为，在项目管理中更好地遵循敏捷价值并使用AM。

创意/价值

这项关于EO和AM之间联系的研究的独创性在于这种关系的理论模型的提出，并缩小了该研究领域的差距。考虑到EO对AM的贡献程度（19.7％），还有其他因素需要影响AM在项目管理中的使用。